Sleeping car room arrangement



Oct. 18, 1949.

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SLEEPING CAR ROOM ARRANGEMENT 2 She'ets-Sheet l Oct. 18, 1949'. G. K.MURPHY SLEEPING CAR ROOM- ARRANGEMENT 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Jul/- l5,1946 NVENTOR Cfo'odrcfx H. Murphy ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 18, 1949SLEEPING CAR ROOM ARRANGEMENT Goodrich K. Murphy,

signor to The Budd New Canaan, Conn., as-

Company, Philadelphia,

Pa., a corporation of Pennsylvania Application July 13,

12 Claims.

The invention relates to railway cars and particularly to such carshaving separate rooms readily convertible for daytime or nighttimetravel.

It has heretofore been proposed to provide railway cars with two seriesof adjoining rooms arranged in pairs, one series located at each side ofa center aisle and, to accommodate a larger number of rooms in a givencar length, to have the rooms of each pair arranged in lengthwiseoverlapping relation, the overlaps providing upper andlower spaces inthe adjoining rooms of a pair in which lengthwise extending beds couldbe arranged. In such prior arrangements, the floor level of one of therooms of an adjoining pair of overlapping rooms was either raised wellabove the floor level of the other rom which was ordinarily at the carfloor level, and the windows of the room were similarly verticallystaggered or, if the oor level of both rooms was the same, the bed inone room was at an inconveniently high level, making access to itrelatively diiiicult. The result, in either case, was to make the lowerlevel rooms more desirable and the upper level less desirable for thetraveling public.

It is an object of the invention to make this class of room arrangementmore uniformly convenient and comfortable and therefore to make theoverall accommodations in a car equipped with such rooms more desirable,thereby promoting travel and increasing the revenue of the railroads soequipped.

This object is achieved in large part by arranging the rooms of eachoverlapping pair in such fashion that the oorlevels thereof areapproximately at the car oor level, or but slightly above said level, sothat the rooms can be readily entered from the aisle, by at most, but asingle low step. With such approximately the same level of the floors inthe two room of a pair, the windows of each room can be arranged atsubstantially the same level and give the occupants sitting in thevrooms substantially the same feeling and view of the outside for eitherroom of a pair. The transverse wall separating the rooms of a pair isfurther provided with an offset the horizontal portion of which providesthe upper and lower overlaps of the rooms and is arranged at a low ele-lvation approximately at the level of the bottom margins of the windows,and the beds in the rooms are normally arranged in stowed position wherethey are out of the way when the rooms are used as sitting rooms, butare movable to horizontal use position at convenient heights above theoors of the respective rooms, the one in the lower room extending atsubstantially seat height and the one in the upper room at substantiallythe level of the lower margin of the windows. This latter bed, when inuse position, is readily reached by a platform along side it, reached bya single step from the room floor and the height of the bed 1946, SerialNo. 683,503

(Cl. 10S- 315) from this platform is such that a person sitting on thebed can comfortably rest his feet on the platform, just as in the otherroom a person sitting on the bed can comfortably rest his feet on thefloor.

The arrangement is further such that both rooms have substantially thesame combined sitting and standing area and are provided with similarfacilities, so that both rooms provide substantially equally desirableaccommodations for either daytime or nighttime travel.

Other and further objects and advantages and the manner in which theyare attained will be- -come apparent from the following detaileddescription when read in connection with the accompanying drawingsforming a part of this specification.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary sectional view, taken substantially along theline l-l of Fig. 2 showing, more or less diagrammatically, two adjoiningpairs of rooms according to the invention, the pair of rooms at theright being shown made up as sitting rooms or for daytime travel and thepair of rooms at the left being shown made up as sleeping rooms or fornighttime travel.

Fig. 2 is a similar longitudinal vertical sectional view through therooms shown in Fig. 1, the section being taken substantially along theline 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. -3 is a vertical transverse sectional view through a car equippedon both sides of the center aisle with rooms similar to those shown inFigs. 1 and 2, the section being taken substantially along the line 3-3of Fig. 1, the room at the right being made up as in Fig. 1 as abedroomand the room at the left as a sitting room.

Figs. 4 and 5 are detail sectional views taken,A

respectively, substantially along the lines 4|,

and 5 5 of Fig. 1. y Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view takensubstantially along the line 6-6 of Fig. 5; and,

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the bed-operatingmechanism for the upper level bed.

In the embodiment of the invention selected for illustration. referringto Fig. 3, the car side walls are designated I0 and Il, the car floor byI2 and' the roof or ceiling by I3. The longitudinal walls defining thecentral aisle I4 are designated by I5.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, there are shown two pairs of adjoining roomsdesignated A, B, and C, D, the pair A, B being shown made up as bedroomsor for nighttime travel and the pair C, D being shown made up as sittingrooms or for daytime travel. Each pair of rooms is disposed between thelongitudinally extending car side wall I0 and the adjacent aisle walll5. The rooms B and D have their oor at the level of the` car floor l2and the rooms A and C have their oor I6 raised a small step height abovethe car oor I2. For .convenienceoi description the rooms A and C willhereafter be designated the upper rooms and the rooms B and D the lowerrooms, altho there is but a slight levels and it is within the inventionto make their floor levels both the same as the' car floor level, if'desired. While but two pairs of rooms are shown it is to beunderstoodthat they series of pairs of rooms may be extended throughlthe length of the car, except for storage lockers, toilets and portersaccommodation's,- usually provided at one or both ends. For a standardsleeping car length (85 ft. between bumpers) it is possible to provideat least twenty-four separate rooms of this type,'by having themarranged at both sides of the central aisle.

Each pair of rooms is disposed between the longitudinally extending carside wall, as iii, and the adjacent aisle wall i5, and is defined bytransverse end walls ii, il and anintermediate transverse separatingwall I8. The end walls II are substantially vertical and of planeform intheir main bodies' extending' from the fioor to a point above standingroom height from the floor. Above this point they are offset to form adeep luggage rack Ii) the horizontal portion of which extends on bothsides of the plane form main body ci the transverse wall i1'. By thisarrangement the baggage rack projects for only about half its width intoeither of the adjacent rooms, and yet has a width which enables it toeasily and rmly hold large pieces of luggage. The luggage racks Ie areassociated with the respective rooms A and C.

The intermediate transverse wall I8 separating a pair of rooms, as A andB, is comprised of a lower vertical portion 2e extending from the floori2 to a relatively small height, say, approximately to the height of thelower margins of the windows ZI, at which height it isextended by ahorizontal offset portion 22 increasing the length of the room, as A,above said' oiset anda generally vertical portion 23 extending upwardlyfrom the end of the horizontal oiset portion to a height similar to theheight of the baggage racks I9. At this height the vertical portion 23is oiset similarly to the top of wall I1 to form a baggage rack Z4! of awidth extending on opposite sides of the portion 23 similarly to thebaggage racks I9. Adjacent the roof or ceiling i3 is secured a shorttransverse wall portion 25 in vertical alignment with the lower verticalportion 2i), the lower margin of which portion 25 is joined to thevertical portion of the baggage rack offset by a horizontal portion 25.By reference' to Fig. 2, it will be seen that the longitudinal distancebetween the main body of the vertical wall il of rooms A or C to thevertical portion 2li of the intermediate wall is substantially the sameas the longitudinal distance between the vertical wall l'i oi rooms B orD and the vertically extending portion 23 of the intermediate wall I3.thus making the combined standing and seating floor areas of the tworooms of a pair substantially equal.' I

Centrally of the longitudinal combined seat- -ing and standing areas ofeach room are provided .the large windows 2l, these windows being ar-:ranged at a height to give the passengers seated in the rooms a wideView of the outside. These windows are of the same size and height aboveIthe car floor for each room, and thus give the occupants of therespective rooms substantially Athe same range of vision, as well asgiving the outside of the car a more pleasing appearance than thevertically staggered windows of earlier diiierence in their oor.`

vThe seatsI may be carried constructions and avoiding the greatercomplexity oi side Wall construction. present in the staggeredarrangemen Comfortable seat and seat back facing longitudinally arearranged in each of the rooms.

For the rooms A and C, these seats and seat bac-ks are designatedrespectively, 21 and 28, the backs being provided with' foldable armrests 29, by a xed support and the backs 2'8 are ioldable to a stowedposition, shown at the left of Fig. 2, when the rooms are converted intobedrooms. Adjacent the wall opposite the seat and seat back and adjacentthe aisle wall I5 are arranged the usual covered toilet 30, folding washbasin 3| and cabinet 32.v While the toilet is not shown oir the foldingtype, such folding type may' be used to give they occupant additionalfoot room.

Each room is entered from the aisle through a doorway and door 33', thedoorbeing preferably of the sliding type as shown, this doorway anddoor' being disposed substantiallyl centrally of the standing andsitting' area of the room.

The seats and seat backs. in rooms A and C yare notoiv the full widthofthe room but the support for the seats. is preferably extended to theaisle to form a raised plattorrn 3'4..l If desired, a Ioose cushion. notshown, normally stored under the seat may' be provided. to cover thisplatform for daytime occupancy and thus provide a width of seat tocomfortably seat two persons. The platform is however uncovered, asshown, when the room is made-up for nighttime occupancy for a purposewhich will be later described.

As shown, the seats and seat backs, 2'!- and 28, are arranged in rooms Aand Cy adjacent the transverse wall Il and the toilets, wash basin etc.,adjacent the opposite wall td. When the room, ,as C, is arranged fordaytime occupancy, the bed v33t is stowed in vertical position in therecess formed by the offset in Wall I8 and its bottom forms aflush wallwith the wall portions 2a and 25 extending to the ceiling. The bed 33has a hinged portion 34 of less than the full bed length hinged at bothsides of the bottom, on pivots 35. The mattress 3e extends beyond thehinged por- -tion 34 ci the bed and its free end curves upwardly whenthe bed is stowed. A rubber or other yielding 'pad 3l overlies thehorizontal portion 22 of the offset, theupper face of which is curved toaid in curling up the free end of the mattress when the bed is stowed.When the bed is swung around its pivots 35 to the horizontal useposition, the

- free end of the mattress straightens out and rests height, that it canupon the pad 3'! to form with the hinged portion 34 and mattress portionresting thereon the full length bed. It will be understood that the bed.is made up with sheets, blankets, etc., before it .is stowed so thatthe occupant can lower it to .operative position for use Without theporters assistance. Suitable means not shown, are provided to lock thebed in either of its use or stowed positions, and suitablecounterbalancing means is provided to facilitate the operation of thebed. The means vshown comprises an arm 38 fixed to each side of thehinged end of the bed, which arm is operated on -by a coil spring 39through a cable and pulley system 4I] (see Fig. '7)

As shown in Figs. l and '7, the bed is less than the full width of theroom, and its free end is provided with a cut-out 4I, Fig. 1, so that anoccupant can stand on the platform 34 and lower or raise the bed whenthe door is closed, insuring complete privacy. The platform 34 is ofsuch ibe readily reached from the room oor by a single step, and whenthe bed is in use position, the occupant can comfortably rest his feetthereon while sitting on the bed.

The longitudinal offset 22, 23 in the intermediate transverse wall I8 isbut slightly greater than the width of the bed, leaving a space 42between a lengthwise extending wall 43 and the main body of wall I 8,and the aisle wall I 5, having a bottom wall 44 which may serve as aplace to hang clothes, or for other purposes. This space could becompletely closed and rendered accessible by a door to provide a closedwardrobe, if desired. As shown in Fig. 7, the lower part of wall 42 isdouble providing a .pocket to house the counterbalancing means. Thecounterbalancing means at the opposite sides of the bed may be housedrwithin the hollow car side wall (see Fig. 1)

When the rooms B and D are made up as sitting rooms the bed 45 is stowedlengthwise on edge adjacent the car side wall. It may have a slightcut-out at 46 to iit easily under the horizontal portion 22 of theoffset in wall I8.

The seat and seat back, respectively, designated 41 and 48 are disposedadjacent the wall I8 and face longitudinally, the seat extending closeto the aisle wall, and the back being provided with the usual foldingarm rests 49. The space between the seat and aisle wall may be closed bya foldable platform 50, shown in normal position at the right of Fig. 1and in folded condition at the left of Fig. 1 and in Fig. 4. When thisplatform is in down position as shown in room D of Fig. l, it may alsobe covered, like platform 34, 'by a removable seat cushion so as toincrease the Width of the seat 41 and permit seating of two adultpersons thereon. The space above the platform 5D and vertically abovethe seat and seat back may be utilized as a wardrobe space, similarly tothe space between the wall 43 and the aisle wall in the adjoining roomas C'. The back 48 of the seat may be folded to its stowed position'shown in Fig. 4 about the pivotal support 5I and locked in saidposition by any suitable means. The seat is supported upon cammedtrackways, as 52, upon which rollers 53 fastened to the bottom of theseat 41 are movable. These trackways guide the seat laterally inwardlyand downwardly from its normal shown in Fig. 5 and in full lines in Fig.6, the dot and dash lines indicating the normal seat level. Suitablelocking means, not shown, may secure the seat in either position.

When the seat 41 and seat back 48 have been moved to their stowedposition, the fully-made-up bed 45 may be readily moved to thehorizontal f' use position shown in Figs. 5 and 6 and also at the leftin Figs. l and 2, being guided and supported in this movement by camlevers 54fand guideways 55 and 55, see Fig. 5, at each end of the bed,all as clearly shown and described in detail in copending applicationSerial No. 633,324, filed Dec. '7, 1945. Suitable locking means, notshown, are provided for locking the bed in either the stowed or the useposition. The height of the bed in use position is substantially at seatlevel height, and this allows an occupant, with the door of the roomclosed, to swing the bed down past the lower part of his legs, when itapproaches the use position. Thus. he can prepare this room for sleepingin entire privacy and without calling the porter. Similarly he can raisethe bed, when desired.

The beds in each room, when in horizontal use position, extendthroughout substantially the entire length of the room from the innerend of 'the recess formed by the offset in the transverse position tothe position wall I8 to the associated transverse Opposite wall I1.

It will be understood that the showing in the drawings is largelydiagrammatic and the rooms and aisle are shown extended up to the carroof. It will be obvious that this roof would include a ceiling spacedfrom the roof proper to accommodate the usual air conditioning ducts,etc. The detail showing of the means for moving the beds and seats tostowed and use positions could also be widely varied to suit particularconditions without departing from the main features of the invention.All such variations as would readily occur to those skilled in the artare intended to be covered in the claims appended hereto.

What is claimed is:

1. In a sleeping car, a pair of rooms disposed between longitudinallyextending center aisle and car side walls, and define". by endtransverse walls and an intermediate transverse wall separating therooms, windows of substantially the same size and at substantially thesame height above car iloor level, one in the side wall of each room,the transverse `wall having an olset providing a generally horizontallyextending portion at substantially the level of the bottoms of thewindows providing vertically arranged longitudinally extending overlapsbetween the rooms, seats and seat backs in the rooms facinglongitudinally, the one room having a slightly higher floor level thanthe other which has its floor at the level of the car floor, the seat insaid higher ioor level room -being disposed with its back adjacent theend transverse wall of said room and the seat in the other room beingarranged with its back adjacent the transverse separating wall, made-upbeds movably disposed in the respective rooms and adapted to occupystowed and use positions therein, the beds when in use positionextending substantially throughout the maximum length of the respectiverooms, the bed in the higher floor level room, at substantially thelower margin .of the window in said room and the bed in the other roomat substantially seat level in said room.

2. In a railway sleeping car, a pair of adjoining rooms arranged betweenlongitudinally extending car side and center aisle walls and defined byend transverse walls and an intermediate transverse wall separating therooms, windows of substantially the same size and at substantially thesame height above the car floor, one in each of said rooms, saidtransverse wall being formed with a longitudinal offset forming agenerally horizontally extending portion at substantially the level ofthe bottoms of said windows and providing upper and lower longitudinallyoverlapping portions for the respective rooms, the maximum length of therooms being in the region of their respective overlapping portions, amade-up bed movable between stowed and use positions in each of saidrooms, and being of a length extending substantially throughout themaximum length of the respective rooms, longitudinally facing seats andseat backs, one in each room, the one in the room with the loweroverlapping portion being disposed with its back adjacent theintermediate transverse wall and the one in the other room beingdisposed with its back adjacent the end trans verse wall of said room,at least the backs of the seats being movable to'stowed positions out ofthe paths of movement of the respective beds when the latter are movedto use position, the use position of the bed in the room with the loweroverlapping portion being disposed substantially at seat level and somedistance below said offset and the bed in the other room in use positionbeing disposed just above said oiset.

3. In a railway sleeping car, a pair or adjoining rooms arranged betweenlongitudinally extending ycar side and center aisle walls and defined bytransverse end walls and an intermediate transverse wall separating therooms of said pair, a window in the side wall of each room, said win-,dows being of substantially the same size and at substantially thesaine height above the car floor, .said transverse wall having lower andupper vertical portions offset longitudinally and interconnected, atabout the level of the bottoms of said windows, by a generallyhorizontally extending portion and providing a lower maximum lengthportion in one of the rooms and an upper maximum length portion in theother room, a made-up bed in each room movable between stowed and usepositions, a seat and seat back in each room, the seat in each roomfacing longitudinally, the one room with said lower maximum lengthportion having its seat disposed normally with its back adjacent theupper vertical portion o the intermediate transverse wall, the otherroom having its seat disposed normally with its back adjacent the endtransverse wall of said room, at least Ia portion of the back of eachseat being movable out of the path .of movement of the bed of theassociated room when said bed is moved from stowed to use position, thebed in saidA one room when in use position extending horizontally forsubstantially the maximum length of the room vat approximately seatlevel and the bed in said .other room in use position extendinghorizontally for substantially the maximum length of its room atapproximately the level of the bottom of the window in said room.

4. In a railway sleeping car, a pair of adjacent rooms equipped fordaytime and nighttime travel and arranged to extend lengthwise between acar side wall and a center aisle wall and donned by end transverse wallsand an intermediate transverse wall separating the rooms of said pair,said intermediate wall having lower and upper vertical horizontallyoiset portions interconnected by a generally horizontally extendingportion providing lower and upper maximum length portions in therespective rooms overlapping by the lengthwise extent of saidhorizontally extending portion, a window in the side wall of each room,the windows of the respective rooms being of substantially the same sizeand height above the car floor level, a made-up bed in each roomstowable for daytime travel and movable from stowed to use position fornighttime travel and in use position extending substantially throughoutthe maximum length of the associated room, a longitudinally facing seatand seat back in each room for daytime travel, at least a portion ofeach combined seat and seat back being movable out .of the path of theassociated bed when the latter is moved to use position, the seat andseat back in one of said rooms being disposed adjacent the transverseseparating wall and the seat and seat back in the other of said roomsbeing disposed adjacent its end transverse wall, the bed of .said .oneroom in use position being disposed approximately at seat level and thebed of the other of said rooms being disposed approximately at the levelof the lower margin of the associated window.

5. In a railway sleeping car, a pair of adjacent roomsequipped to servealternatively as bedrooms or sitting rooms and arranged to extendlengthwise between longitudinally extending car side and center aislewalls and deiined by end transverse walls and anintermediate transversewall separating the rooms of the pair, the rooms hav. ing substantiallyequal standing and seating areas, but the intermediate transverse wallbeing oi -set to provide upper and lower sleeping areas in therespective rooms of greater length than said standing and sitting areasand overlapping each other, a large window in the side wall of eachroom, the windows of the respective rooms being of substantially thesame dimensions and at substantially the same height above the carfloor, and the lower margins of the windows being at substantially thesame height as said offset, a seat and seat back in each room facinglongitudinally and being normally disposed with its back adjacent one ofthe transverse walls of the respective rooms, a, made-up bed in eachroom occupying a stowed position when the room is made up as a sittingroom, and movable to a horizontal use position when the room is made upas a bedroom, at least a portion of the combined seat and seat back ineach room projecting, when the room is made up as a sitting room, intothe path of movement of the .associated bed and being movable out ofsaid path to permit movement of .the bed to use position, the bed ofsaid room having the lower sleeping area being disposed in use positionat approximately seat level and the bed in the other room in useposition being disposed approximately at lower window margin level, thebed in each room, when in use position, extending substantiallythroughout the maximum lengthof the associated room.

6. In a railway sleeping car, a pair of adjacent rooms equipped toserve, alternatively, as bedrooms or sitting rooms and arranged toextend lengthwise between longitudinally extending car side and centeraisle walls and an intermediate well separating the rooms oi the pair,the rooms having substantially equal standing and seating areas, and theintermediate wall being oiset to provide upper and lower sleeping areasin the respective rooms of greater length than said standing and seatingareas and overlapping each other, a large window in the side wall ofeach room, the windows of the respective rooms being of substantiallythe same dimensions and at substantially the same height above the car.oor, and the lower margins of the windows being at substantially thesame height as said offset, a seat and seat back in each room, a bed ineach room occupying a stowed position when the room is made up as asitting room and movable to horizontal use position when the room ismade up as a bedroom, atleast a portion of the combined seat and seatback in each room projecting, when the room is made up as a sittingroom, into the path of movement of the associated bed and being movableout of said path to permit movement of the bed to use position, the bedof said room having the lower sleeping area being disposed in useposition at approximately seat level and the bed in the other room inuse position being disposed at approximately lower window margin level,the beds in use position extending substantially the full length of therespective rooms.

'7. In a railway sleeping car, a pair of adjacent rooms equipped toserve alternatively as bedrooms or sitting rooms and arranged to extendlengthwise between longitudinally extending car side and center aislewalls and an intermediate wall separating the rooms of said pair, therooms having substantially ,equal combined seating and standing areas,and the intermediate wall being offset to provide upper and lowersleeping areas in the respective rooms of greater lengths than saidcombined standing and seating areas and overlapping each other, a largewindow in the side Wall of each room, the windows of the respectiverooms being of substantially the same dimensions and at substantiallythe same height above the car floor, and the lower margins of thewindows being at substantially the same height as said offset, a bed ineach room occupying a stowed position when the room is made up as asitting room and movable to horizontal use position when the room ismade up as a bedroom, the bed of said room having the lower sleepingarea being disposed in use position at approximately seat height leveland the bed in the other room in use position being disposed atapproximately lower window ledge level, said beds in use positionextending substantially the full length of the respective rooms.

8. In a railway sleeping car, a pair of adjacent rooms equipped to serveas either bedrooms or sitting rooms and arranged to extend lengthwisebetween longitudinally extending car side and center aisle walls and anintermediate wall separating the rooms of said pair, the rooms havingsubstantially equal combined standing and seating areas and theintermediate transverse wall being offset to provide upper and lowersleeping areas in the respective rooms of greater length than saidcombined standing and sitting areas and overlapping each other, a bed ineach room occupying a stowed position when the room is made up as asitting room, and movable to horizontal use position extendingsubstantially the full length of the room when the room is made up as abedroom, the bed in said room having the higher sleeping area beingdisposed in use position at substantially the height of said offset, aplatform in said room alongside the bed in use position and arranged ata comfortable step height above the floor of the room, and the bed inthe other room in use position being disposed at a height above thefloor thereof substantially equal to the height of said first-named bedabove said platform, the latter height being such as enables theoccupants of the respective rooms to sit on the bed with their feetresting upon the platform, in the case of the upper bed level room, oron the floor, in the case of the lower bed level room.

9. In a railway sleeping car, a room defined by longitudinally extendingcenter aisle and car side walls, and two spaced transverse wallsinterconnecting said aisle and side walls, a window in the side wall ofthe room, an offset in one transverse wall of the room at substantiallythe height of the lower margin of said window, rendering said room abovesaid offset of greater length than below it, a made-up bed in said roommovable between use and stowed positions therein, said bed in stowedposition being folded upwardly to form a flush wall with the lowerportion of said transverse wall and when extended to use positionextending horizontally just above said offset and 10 adjacent the lowermargin of said window and for substantially the full length of the room.

10. In a railway sleeping car, a room del-ined by longitudinallyextending center aisle and car side walls, and two spaced transversewalls interoonnecting said aisle and side walls, a window in the sidewall of the room, an offset in one transverse wall of the roorn atsubstantially the height of the lower margin of the window renderingsaid room above said oiset to a point adjacent the ceiling of greaterlength than below said offset, the upper portion of said wall beingolset in the opposite direction from the lower to provide a horizontalportion forming at least a part of a ybaggage rack for an adjacent room.

11. In a railway sleeping car, a room defined by longitudinallyextending center aisle and car side walls, and two spaced transversewalls interconnecting said `center aisle and car side walls, a window inthe side wall of the room, an offset in one transverse wall of the roomforming a. generally horizontal bottom portion of a recess in said walllengthening the room above said oiset over the length of the lowerportion thereof, a made-up bed adapted to be stowed in said recess withits bottom wall ush with the lower portion of said transverse wall, anda shallower recess in the top of said transverse wall, the bottom ofwhich forms at least a part of a baggage rack for an adjacent room, saidstowed bed folding against the vertical wall of said first-named recess,sa1d bed being movable from stowed to horizontal use position extendingover the horizontal bottom portion of the recess formed by saidfirst-named oliset and to the transverse wall opposite said oft` sel;Wall.

12. In a railway sleeping oar, a room dened by longitudinally extendingcenter aisle and car side walls, and two spaced transverse wallsinterconnecting said aisle and side walls, a window in the side wall ofthe room, an offset in one transverse wall of the room at substantiallythe height of the lower margin of said window, a made-up bed in saidroom movable from stowed to use position therein and extendinghorizontally in use position just above said olset and substantially thelength of the room, a cut-out portion adjacent one end of the bed on theaisle side, and a platform in said room alongside said cut-out when thebed is in use position and arranged at a comfortable step height abovethe floor of the room, the platform being at such height with respect tothe use position of the bed as to enable the occupant or" the roomsitting on the cut-out end of the bed to rest his feet upon theplatform.

GOODRICH K. MURPHY.

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